From eggs and jalapenos to dog food, granola and pet turtles – it seems like you can catch a Salmonella infection from just about anything these days.
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Most people recover within a week. A UK outbreak involving 207 confirmed cases offers a window into the rare route from gut illness to bloodstream infection.
A few precautions as you prepare your Thanksgiving feast will help keep gastrointestinal distress out of your holiday gathering.
There was a 17% increase in cases observed from 2023 to 2024 in the UK.
The legal, political and public health consequences of the largest Salmonella outbreak in the US underscore the importance of food safety inspections and disease surveillance.
Lactate can help or harm. Microbes in our gut helps keep the balance right.
Florida man eats blended raw chicken but evades food poisoning. A microbiologist explains why.
Street food is popular in Nigeria but safety is not regulated.
A food thermometer is your holiday feast’s unsung hero, ensuring that poultry, meats and other dishes, including vegetable-based, reach the internal temperatures needed to eliminate harmful pathogens.
Washing chicken may actually increase your risk of cross-contamination.
Keeping guests safe involves far more than just careful cooking − hand-washing, keeping work surfaces clean, safe handling and proper storage are also key ingredients.
New research finds that 85% of formula preparation machines tested were dispensing water that did not appear to reach NHS recommended temperatures for preparing bottles of formula.
More than half of the world’s turtle species are endangered or threatened, and overhunting of wild species is a major cause.
You can squash small bugs by stepping on them, but can you crush even tinier microorganisms like viruses and bacteria? It turns out that you’d need to apply a lot of pressure.
Despite the recent Kinder chocolate recall, there’s no cause for wider concern about chocolate safety.
Reptiles get a bad rap, but this is because they’re misunderstood. Promoting healthy reptile pet ownership can contribute to conservation and education efforts.
‘When in doubt, throw it out’ – and more tips to make sure your festive feast won’t make you sick.
Water at informal settlements, where sanitation and waste management facilities were absent, had high bacteria levels.
Identifying the emergence of a disease often relies on sick people seeking medical help. Wastewater monitoring can identify pathogens days or weeks earlier.
Americans love their supplements, but some of the products are contaminated with heavy metals, bacteria and toxic fungi. The FDA has little control because of a law passed in 1994.
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Senior Lecturer in Clinical Microbiology, University of Leicester
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Professor, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University
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Associate Professor in Microbiology and Fermentation Technology, Federation University Australia
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Senior Lecturer in Medical Microbiology, Edinburgh Napier University
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Professor of Health Behavior and Health Education, Co-Director of the Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine, University of Michigan
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Professor of Food Safety, University of Guelph
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Food Systems and Safety Program Team Director, Clemson University
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Senior Lecturer in Microbiology and Fermentation Technology, Federation University Australia
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Senior Lecturer in Animal Science, Nottingham Trent University
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Food microbiologist and Food safety specialist, CSIRO
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Fellow, Australian National University
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Research Fellow in Microbiology, University of Glasgow
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Distinguished Professor, Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Stellenbosch University
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Professor, The University of Queensland
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Lecturer in Metagenomics, University of Reading